Jelas Expressway
NPVE Jelas Expressway is an expressway being planned in Malaysia. "Jelas" stands for "Jelapang–Selama–Batu Kawan Expressway". This RM4.6 billion project will begin its construction in 2016 and is targeted for completion in 2018.[1] It is being built to relieve congestion on North–South Expressway Northern Route, especially during weekends and festivals seasons.[2]
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[[File: Jelas Expressway (Peninsular Malaysia) | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by BMT Jelas Sdn Bhd | |
| Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Jelapang, Perak |
| North end | Batu Kawan, Penang |
| Location | |
| Primary destinations | Serdang Sungai Siput Kuala Kangsar Taiping Selama |
| Highway system | |
Beta Mutiara Corporation (BMC), the concessionary holder of the expressway announced that it will begin the preliminary work on the expressway in January 2016.
It will have the longest road tunnel in Asia, about 3 kilometres long across the Bintang Range.
List of interchanges
| Km | Exit | Interchange | To | Remarks | ||
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 | EXIT --01 | Jelapang South Interchange |  Northwest Alor Setar Kuala Kangsar Changkat Jering Southeast Kuala Lumpur Ipoh Simpang Pulai | Interchange | ||
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| EXIT --05 | Klebang Interchange |   | Interchange | |||
| EXIT --07 | Kanthan Baru Interchange | | Interchange | |||
| Kinta–Kuala Kangsar district border | ||||||
| EXIT --08 | Sungai Siput North Interchange | | Interchange | |||
| EXIT --09 | Karai Interchange | | Interchange | |||
| Sungai Perak bridge | ||||||
| EXIT --10 | Kati Interchange |   | Interchange | |||
| Bintang Tunnel 3 km Kuala Kangsar–Larut, Matang and Selama district border | ||||||
| EXIT --12 | Anak Kurau Interchange |  | Changkat Jering Perak to Banting Selangor | |
Interchange | |
| EXIT --13 | Batu Kurau Interchange | | Interchange | |||
| EXIT --14 | Selama Interchange |  | Interchange | |||
| Perak Darul Ridzuan Larut, Matang and Selama district border | ||||||
| Perak–Kedah border | ||||||
| Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border | ||||||
| 1.0 | EXIT --15 | Serdang Interchange |  Northeast Serdang Kulim Baling Southwest Bandar Baharu Kuala Lumpur | Interchange | ||
| 1.1 | EXIT --17 | Kampung Padang Interchange | Kampung Padang | Interchange | ||
| 1.2 | EXIT --19 | Lima Kongsi Interchange | Lima Kongsi | Interchange | ||
| Kedah Darul Aman Bandar Baharu district border | ||||||
| Kedah–Penang border | ||||||
| Penang Seberang Perai Selatan district border | ||||||
1.3 | ||||||
| Jelas Expressway Start/End of expressway Under planning | ||||||
| 1.4 | EXIT --20 | Batu Kawan Interchange |  (Penang Second Bridge) West Batu Kawan Batu Maung Bayan Lepas George Town East Alor Setar Butterworth Kuala Lumpur Ipoh | Interchange | ||
References
- "JELAS Expressway Preliminary Works Could Begin in 2016: Targeted for Completion in 2018". CarBay Malaysia. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- "BMC: Work on JELAS to begin soon - Nation | The Star Online". Retrieved 2015-12-14.
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